Family pays tribute to Alex Oates after falling tree disaster at Kevington

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Family pays tribute to Alex Oates after falling tree disaster at Kevington

The young man ******* when a tree fell up him during a camping trip on Saturday has been remembered by his family as a “beautiful soul”.

Alex Oates, 27, was camping at Kevington when a tree fell onto his swag and ute in the early morning.

Emergency services rushed to the scene, about 230km northeast of Melbourne, at 3am.

“The large tree had fallen at a campground near Eildon Jamieson Road,” Victoria Police said on Saturday.

Camera IconAlex Oates has been remembered as a ‘beautiful soul’. 7News Credit: NewsWiredata:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==Camera IconMr Oates ***** while camping at Kevington in Victoria. 7News Credit: NewsWire

“The 27-year-old Bayles man ***** at the scene.

“The ****** is not being treated as suspicious and police will prepare a report for the Coroner.”

Mr Oates’ devastated family told 7News “the world has lost a beautiful soul”.

The young man, a carpenter, was camping with a friend at the time of the tragedy.

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